I'm Pretty Famous Now

Just got back from the Oilers game here in Boston (we couldn't even score a goal but I'll talk about that later) and saw this photo of Chuck and I not only on the Oilers website, but on NHL.com as well! If only we could get some goals for looking good! :P

David Letterman Loves Me

So today at work, Mr. David Letterman himself called me up and said how he heard I was going to be in town again next week, and wanted to know if I wanted a couple of tickets to his show on Wednesday. Since the two of us go way back (I've been fortunate enough to see his show every other time I've visited the city) I told him I'd love to catch up.

Well needless to say he was excited at the prospect of another great Dave-Ryan hangout (which normally includes a slice at Ray's and a trip down to Chinatown to haggle on some knockoff sunglasses). He told me about all the new stuff he had collected to test out in our annual "Will-It-Float" mega game at the reservoir in Central Park, and I snuck in a mention about the new monologue jokes I was bringing him. I was pretty pumped too, until I realized that creepy Paul Shaffer might try to tag along again...

(Editor's note: the majority of this Blog was made up to add excitement to my story; I AM going to the Late Show again though!)

Get out of my way, Schmohawk!

As anyone who really knows me knows, I'm a huge Seinfeld fan. Of course that means that I also love Curb Your Enthusiasm, and so when I finally got the chance to catch up on the new season last night, I was in heaven. Three new episodes, with the promise that the entire Seinfeld cast was coming back to reunite? WOW. But even I got a bit confused in how things all played out.

Why was I so confused? Well maybe it was because I was watching the real life Larry David playing the character of Larry David pitching a story idea for a fake Seinfeld reunion TV show (which of course is based on the real Seinfeld show that the real Larry David once pitched) to the character of Jason Alexander, played by the real Jason Alexander who of course played the Seinfeld-version of George Costanza who was based on the real Larry David in the first place.

Mind. Blown.

And that's not even getting into the story details regarding the character of George fighting to get his fictional ex-wife back as a cover for the character of Larry David getting HIS fake ex-wife back on the show...which is a storyline that is based on the real Larry David's divorce.

Still, it was an amazing episode if you can put all of that aside and just enjoy it for what it is: a great parody on the reasons why "these reunion shows never work out." I can't wait to see happens next! That Meg Ryan better not ruin everything... >:(

The Claw...it moves!

I'm a big fan of Pixar in general, but I'm pretty sure they peaked back in 1995 when they made Toy Story. That's not to say that everything that has followed hasn't been remarkable in it's own right, (Wall-E was nothing short of amazing) however I am of the personal opinion that the antics of Woody and Buzz are the best thing the studio has ever produced. That being said, when I heard that Toy Story would be returning to theatres this weekend, this time as a double feature with it's sequel....AND in 3D...I was very excited! It's hard to believe that it's been 14 years since I saw this on the big screen the first time; what wasn't hard to believe was that I could still recite the entire thing from memory! If you are lucky like me, and have been able to hold onto some small part of your childhood over the years, I highly suggest you head out to your local theatre to catch this double feature before it disappears again next week. Even if it's just for the novelty of seeing a double feature again; something my mom and I used to do on a regular basis every summer break away from school! Go ahead, I'll be waiting here when you get back...